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A woman carries a child as she walks through the al-Hol refugee camp in northeastern Syria in October 2023.

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  • Investigations

After years in a Syrian ISIS camp, a 10-person American family is back in the U.S.

The complex deal also brought home two sons of a Minnesota man who fought for ISIS.

May 09, 2024
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer
Police arrest an alleged thief, not shown, on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, New York. The neighborhood has seen a jump in robbery over the past year. Many residents blame migrants, but this suspect was American.

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  • National

Migrant crime is politically charged, but the reality is more complicated

Republicans have raised the alarm about a migrant crime wave. Nationally, crime is down even as immigration has surged, but the concerns are real in some neighborhoods.

May 09, 2024
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Graduates chant in support of Palestinians during the University of Michigan's commencement ceremony at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday.

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  • Education

How student protests are changing college graduations

Four years after COVID disrupted high school graduations, many college seniors are looking forward to their first real commencement. Student protests are forcing some to adjust their expectations.

May 09, 2024
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on May 1 at Avflight Saginaw in Freeland, Mich.

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  • Politics

Trump's speeches follow a familiar playlist, featuring greatest hits among new tunes

Donald Trump's campaign speeches are like his signature rally playlists — never the same topics in the same order, heavy on the greatest hits but with room to riff on what's popular.

May 09, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Yajaíra Peñaloza (left) and Marian Araujo pose with their children while waiting for their ride at the Casa Alitas shelter in Tucson, Ariz., on March 26.

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  • National

Migrants claiming asylum can be allowed into the U.S. Here's how it works

Asylum rules in the U.S. paired with millions of cases backing up immigration courts are causing a major headache for the country.

May 08, 2024
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Ally Schweitzer
Rosbely Sira Linarez holds her infant son on April 24 in the north Denver encampment where they've been living with other South and Central American immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the last year.

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  • Law

Migrant arrivals stretched Denver's budget. Now, the city is scaling back aid

In the last two years, Denver has seen more than 40,000 migrants arrive, many on buses chartered by Texas' governor.

May 08, 2024
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  • Kevin J. Beaty
Álvaro Enciso places crosses at sites where migrants are known to have died in the borderland, this cross represents the death of Nolberto Torres-Zayas just east of Arivaca, Arizona on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Torres-Zayas died of hyperthermia in 2009, not far from a Humane Borders water cache that had been vandalized and drained.

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  • National

Is it easy for migrants to enter the U.S.? We went to the border to find out

Morning Edition spoke to migrants hoping to enter the U.S. and the border agents tasked with keeping them out.

May 08, 2024
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  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Ally Schweitzer
Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble, the dating app that was launched in 2014 with the goal of putting more power in the hands of women.

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  • Business

Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble. Will it make the app better?

Bumble, known for allowing women to message men first, unveiled new features that allow men to make the first move. Will the change breathe new life into online dating, and the company's stock?

May 07, 2024
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  • Claire Murashima
Ryan Riccucci, division chief of law enforcement operational programs for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, says he feels his agency is often misunderstood by the U.S. public. Here, he poses for a portrait in his office at the Tucson Sector headquarters in Arizona on March 26.

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  • National

How a U.S. Customs and Border Protection veteran sees his agency's mission

Ryan Riccucci, a 17-year agency veteran, says he feels the agency is misunderstood by the U.S. public.

May 07, 2024
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Ally Schweitzer
Miguel Divo shows his patient, Joel Rubinstein, a dry powder inhaler. It's an alternative to some puff inhalers that emit potent greenhouse gases, but is equally effective for many patients with asthma.

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  • News

Could better asthma inhalers help patients, and the planet too?

Some doctors are promoting propellant-free inhalers over puff inhalers that emit greenhouse gases. Climate change can exacerbate respiratory ills because of more fires, air pollution and allergens.

May 06, 2024
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By:
  • Martha Bebinger
Iowa recently became the fourth Republican-led state to ban spending public money on basic income programs that do not have a work requirement.

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  • National

After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning it

Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.

May 03, 2024
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
Vargas Arango, 22, is a second-year student at Miami Dade College, studying business and psychology.

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  • Education

College student explores rare mental health condition in award-winning podcast

This year's winning entry is an emotional account of living with schizoaffective disorder, from a student at Miami Dade College.

May 03, 2024
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Janet W. Lee
Joshua Dean, who died on Tuesday, had gone public with his concerns about defects and quality-control problems at Spirit AeroSystems, a major supplier of parts for Boeing. Here, a Spirit AeroSystems logo is seen on a 737 fuselage sent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash., in January.

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  • National

Whistleblower Joshua Dean, who raised concerns about Boeing jets, dies at 45

Dean's family says he quickly fell into critical condition after being diagnosed with a MRSA bacterial infection. He is the second aviation whistleblower to die in the past three months.

May 03, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Joel Rose
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson visited Columbia University on April 24 to meet with Jewish students and make remarks about concerns that the ongoing demonstrations have become antisemitic.

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  • Politics

House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest

House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.

May 02, 2024
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
Students and pro-Palestinian activists face police as they gather outside of Columbia University to protest the university's stance on Israel's war in Gaza.

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  • National

NYC mayor says 'outside agitators' are co-opting Columbia protests—students disagree

In an NPR interview, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said he had a 'gut reaction' that outside agitators were leading Columbia anti-war protests. Students beg to differ.

May 02, 2024
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  • Destinee Adams
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